Ergosterol powder Raw Materials CAS 57-87-4

MF:C28H44O

MW:396.66

EINECS:200-352-7

Specification:Ergosterol powder

Sample:Ergosterol powder

Brand:Ergosterol powder

Appearance: powder

Storage: Cool Dry Place

Brand: chemical Raw Materials

Shelf Life: 2 Years

Test Method: HPLC

Uses and synthesis of Ergosterol powder

Ergosterol powder is white or colorless bright lobular crystal or white crystalline powder. Ergosterol not only has unique physiological effects, but also has been widely used in the development of drugs. Ergosterol, as an important component of fungal cell membrane, has stable structure and strong specificity. It is more representative than glucosamine for the determination of biomass, so the biomass of fungi can be measured by detecting the content of ergosterol.

Applications/Functions of Ergosterol powder

• Ergosterol acts as vitamin D2.
• Ergosterol powder is a precursor for the production of vitamin D2 and an intermediate for the production of hormone drugs, which can be used to produce cortisone
• A biological precursor of vitamin D2, found in the cell membranes of fungi and some protists such as Trypanosoma. Ergosterol can be used to study the function of antifungal drugs such as amphotericin B and its analogues, and to study the biosynthetic pathway of ergosterol in various fungi.

Physicochemical Property of Ergosterol powder

Ergosterol colorless acicular or flake crystals. Soluble in ethanol, ether, benzene and trichloromethane, insoluble in water. Ergosterol was dissolved in chloroform, ether or cyclohexane and added to a flask of quartz glass to prepare vitamin D by ultraviolet irradiation.

Production methodprocess of Ergosterol powder

Ergosterol powder is extracted from yeast that synthesizes it from glucose.